The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-01-22
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Washington, D. e., Jan. 10, 1857.
Con4Tess mas paid special ATTENTION to tArms
ere this week. Ii has discussed the question
o. Interstate Commerce., Ut " much import.
ahOe to them; has talked about how best to
efhdioRto Rleupv-f nenHlUnih; has made a1 ut
tempt 81 consider the bill uInendatary OF the
act establishing bAretn Of animal industry,
auu tho House has aneeeeded Ia 0levatnK The
Agricultural DepArtEaent to Executive import
ahee. 60, when the Senate eOncuFs, the Cons
missioner Vt Agriculture will have o suat la
the Cabinet, aud be called the Secretary Ut
agriculture, and his wife will assist ct the
w hita House receptions on State occasions
There will also be In the Department OF AEri
culture division which shall be under the
charge OF Commissioner OF Labor. who shall
hold his office for four years, aud receive d
salary of 5000 year. His buAiness shall be
TO collect information upon the subject OF
labor, its relation tO capital the hours OF labor,
the rate Of wages, tile cost Of production OF
the articles produced, the earnings Of the
l@boring men and women, the meaus Of
promoting their material, social, intellectual,
aud moral prosperity, and the best means OF
projecting life and. preventing accidents In
mines, workshops, factories. and other places
VI industry. The Secretary of Agriculture 10
empowered by the bill just passed. to inquire
into the causes Of discomfort which may exist
between employers and employees within the
United States, and he may invite and hear
sworn statements from both such parties con-
corning matters In controversy. Another i'm
portant step has been taken In the Permanent
exposition movement. The Senatorial! conl.
nltttee ON this subject have reported in favor
Centennial In 1889, and Very properly Wash
ingt0n has been selected as the place for hold.
ing 1t. The committee has not yet reported
upon the manner Of the proposed celebi alton.
Of In regard to the Quardri- Centennial Of 1892,
but the actiOn now taken furnishes sufficient
nHG hnf I'M
temPlated By the Board Of Promotion and in
Guiding its exposition features, will receive the
Endorsement Of Congress.
There ARE a number of absentees from the
Senate Chamber during these exciting days of
Senatorial contests. Senator COnger and Nc
MILAN have not returned from their trultlcss
errands to secure reelection. Senator Sewell
70 &c New Jerseys capital looking after his
fences. Senators Miller and Van Wyck are in
New York and Nebraska respectively, looking
utter their interests, Senators VOORHEES, and
Harrison are In indianapolis marshaling the
opposing forces, and senator Maxey went to
Texas in pursuit of Congressman Reagan.
The race of these rivals caused some amuse-
ment. Senator Maxey heard Of Mr.. Reagan's
departure about twenty minutes after the
l9tters train steamed away from the station
ana immediately he ordered his trunk and
Engaged sleeping Car accommodations to Austin.
MT Reagan had about three hours the start,
put as he took the Virginia Midland, and
senator Maxey the st. Louis route, it became
not only race for the SenatOrshiD, but a
lively race, as we'll, to see which would be the
mrsG 70 enter the Legislature on opening day.
The House Of Representatives was much
stirred up over tho Antl-POlygamy bill. When
It came up for consideration on Wednesday,
the delegate from Utah, Mr.. Caine, took the
hoor in long speech which commanded the
closest attention. He said the measure was
un-demOcratic, nn-Amercan, and wantOniy
destructive of human rights; that it set at
naught the immutable principles upon which
the common rights of man were founded, and
turned the AOrmOns and their church
over TO Unsuitable spoilers. Delegate Game
attlaoted the whole House around him and
excited the interest of the galleries during his
spirited defense of the Salt Lake hierarchy,
There was good deal of difference of opinion
among Members touching the cOnstitutionality
OF some features of the Mormon bill. Ii
proposes TO extinguish what is known as the
Mormon Church, and scatter or divide its
property among those who lO not believe in
It's tenets or practices. Some Members argued
that tho Constitution, which prohibits the Os-
punishment of any church or form of religion,
was to be invoked to disestablish and extir-
pate an Objectionable creed, and that this was
striking rather too deeply at the roots of rei-
glOns freedom. OTHERS argued that it was
useless to call this bill an assault upon religion.
IL was an assault upon band of men organ
lied TOR the purpose Of Exclusively controlling
u territory which belnm sed 10 the people Of
the United States, and which should he free
and open to ALL